RBI/2014-15/646 DBR.No.Ret.BC. 105 /12.06.091A/2014-15 June 18, 2015 All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir, Alteration in the name of “State Bank of Mauritius Ltd” to “SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd” in the Second Schedule to the RBI Act, 1934 We advise that the name of“State Bank of Mauritius Ltd.”has been changed to“SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd.”in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification DBR.IBD. No.15...

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RBI/2014-15/645 DBOD.No.DEAF Cell.BC.105/30.01.002/2014-15 June 18, 2015 The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) and LABs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, The Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014 –Section 26A of Banking Regulation Act, 1949- Operational Guidelines Please refer to instructions contained in paragra...

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RBI/2014-15/644 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.111 June 18, 2015 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/Sir, Exim Bank's GoI supported Line of Credit of USD 100 million to the Government of Socialist Republic of Vietnam Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an Agreement dated September 15, 2014 with the Government of Socialist Republic of Vietnam, for making available to the latter, a Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 100 million (USD One Hundred mi...

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RBI/2014-15/643 A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 110 June 18, 2015 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks BEF statement - Submission under XBRL Madam / Sir, Attention of Authorised Dealer Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited toA.P (DIR Series) Circular No.106 dated June 19, 2003andA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.09 dated August 18, 2003, in terms of which AD Category - I banks were required to submit BEF statement, to respective regional offices of Reserve Bank of...

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G.S.R................. (E).- In exercise ofthe powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2)ofsectaon469 and section 148 ofthe Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies {cost records and audit) Rules, 2014, namely:-...

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RBI/2014-15/640 FMRD.DIRD.10/14.03.01/2014-15 June 12, 2015 To All market participants Dear Sir/Madam Exchange-Traded Interest Rate Futures As announced in thesixth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2014-15, it has been decided to introduce cash settled Interest Rate Futures (IRF) on 5-7 year and 13-15 year Government of India Securities. 2. In this regard, the Reserve Bank of India has issued a Notification FMRD.DIRD.09/ED (CS) - 2015 dated June 12, 2015 amending the I...

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RBI/2014-15/630 DNBR (PD) CC No.038/03.01.001/2014-15 June 03, 2015 To All Non-Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking NBFCs, Dear Sirs, Master Circular – ';Non-Systemically Important Non-Banking Financial (Non-Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2015';. As you are aware, in order to have all current instructions on the subject at one place, the Reserve Bank of India issues updated circulars / notifications. The i...

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RBI/2014-15/629 DNBR (PD) CC No. 037/03.01.001/2014-15 June 11, 2015 To All Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking NBFCs, Dear Sirs, Master Circular – “Systemically Important Non-Banking Financial (Non-Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2015” As you are aware, in order to have all current instructions on the subject at one place, the Reserve Bank of India issues updated circulars / notifications. The instructi...

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RBI/2014-15/631 DNBR (PD) CC No. 039/03.01.001/2014-15 June 11, 2015 To All NBFCs Dear Sirs, Master Circular – ';Infrastructure Debt Fund-Non-Banking Financial Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2011';. As you are aware, in order to have all current instructions on the subject at one place, the Reserve Bank of India issues updated circulars / notifications. The instructions ...

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RBI/2014-15/633 DBR. AML.BC. No.104/14.01.001/2014-15 June 11, 2015 The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks/ Regional Rural Banks/ Local Area Banks/ All India Financial Institutions/ all NBFCs/ All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /State and Central Co-operative Banks (StCBs / CCBs) /All Payment System Providers/ System Participants and Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers/ All authorised persons including those who are agents of Money Transfer Service Scheme Dear Mada...

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RBI/2014-15/634 DBR.No.FID.5/01.02.00/2014-15 June 11, 2015 All-India Term Lending and Refinancing Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Dear Sir, Guidelines on Sale of Financial Assets to Securitisation Company (SC)/Reconstruction Company (RC) and Related Issues Please refer toparagraph 3.4of circular DBOD.BP.BC.No.98/21.04.132/2013-14 dated February 26, 2014 and ...

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RBI/2014-15/635 DBR.No.BAPD.BC.102/22.01.001/2014-15 June 11, 2015 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Including RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Reporting requirement on On-site, Off-site and Mobile ATMs Please refer to Circulars DBOD.No.BP.BC.152/21.03.051/94 dated December 29, 1994,DBOD.No.BL.BC.137/22.01.001/2008-09 dated June 12, 2009andDBOD. No. BL.BC.27/22.01.001/2010-11 dated July 23, 2010wherein, inter alia, banks have been advised to furnish data on ATMs to concerned Regional Office ...

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RBI/2014-15/636 A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.107 June 11, 2015 To All Authorised Dealer Category-I Banks Madam / Sir, Subscription to chit funds by Non-Resident Indian on non-repatriation basis Attention of Authorised Dealers Category – I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Permissible Capital Account Transactions) Regulations 2000, notified videNotification No. FEMA 1/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000, as amended from time to time and Foreig...

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RBI/2014-15/637 A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 108 June 11, 2015 To All Authorised Dealer Category – I Banks Madam/ Sir External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) for low cost affordable housing projects Attention of Authorized Dealer Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited toA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 61 dated December 17, 2012andA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 113 dated June 24, 2013in terms of which External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) can be raised by eligible ...

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RBI//2014-15/638 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.109 June 11, 2015 To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I Banks Madam/ Sir External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) for Civil Aviation Sector Attention of Authorized Dealer Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited toA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 113 dated April 24, 2012in terms of which External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) can be raised by airline companies for working capital as a permissible end-use, under the approval ...

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RBI/2014-15/639 FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.No.58/04.09.001/2014-15 June 11, 2015 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer [All scheduled commercial banks (excluding regional rural banks)] Madam/Dear Sir, Priority Sector Lending - Revised Reporting System As you are aware, priority sector guidelines have been revised videcircular FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.54/04.09.01/2014-15 dated April 23, 2015, wherein it was advised that separate guidelines relating to priority sector data repo...

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CBDT allows filing of revised return after expiry of time limit to enable refund of WT arising due to retro exemption. Section 10 of the Wealth-Tax Act, 1957 – Wealth-Tax Authorities – Instructions to Subordinate Authorities – Clarifications on Amendment Brought out......

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RBI/2014-15/632 DNBR (PD) CC No.040/03.01.001/2014-15 June 03, 2015 To All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), Dear Sirs, Master Circular – “Non-Banking Financial Companies – Corporate Governance (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2015” As you are aware, in order to have all current instructions on the subject at one place, the Reserve Bank of India issues updated circulars/notifications. The instructions contained in theNotification No. DNBR. 019/CGM (CDS...

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New Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2015-2020 has been notified by DGFT vide Public Notice No. 01/2015-2020 dated 01.04.2015. In this regard, attention is invited to CBEC Circular No. 17/2006-Cus dated 1st June, 2006 and Circular No. 19/2007-Cus dated 3rd June, 2007 as amended by Circular No.16/2014-Cus dated 18th December 2014 regarding units set up under EOU/EHTP/STP/BTP scheme....

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Section 199 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 – Deduction of Tax at Source – Credit for Tax Deducted – Non-Deposit of Tax Deducted at Source...

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Condonation of delay in filing refund claim and claim of carry forward of losses under Section I I9(2)(b) of the Income-tax Act. In supersession of all earlier Instructions/Circulars/Guidelines issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (the Board) from time to time to deal with the applications for condonation of delay in tiling returns claiming refund and returns claiming carry forward of loss and set-off thereof under section 119(2)(b) of the Income-tax Act( the Act), the present Circular...

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Custom Circular Regarding Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority. Reference is invited to Notification No 60/2015-Customs (N.T.), dated 04.06.2015 whereby the power to appoint common adjudicating authority in cases investigated by DRI upto the level of Commissioner of Customs have been delegated to Principal Director General of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in terms of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962. This notification was issued in the interest of expediting decision making ...

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RBI Circular/2014-15/627 DBR.BP.BC.No.101/21.04.132/2014-15 June 8, 2015 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) All-India Term-lending and Refinancing Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Dear Sir, Strategic Debt Restructuring Scheme Please refer to ourcircular DBOD.BP.BC.No.97/21.04.132/2013-14 dated February 26, 2014on “Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy – Guidelines on Joint Lenders’ Forum (JLF) and Corrective A...

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G.S.R. …..(E). –In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1) of section 462 read with section 406 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) and in supersession of notification number GSR 517(E), dated the 31StAugust, 2006 and GSR 326(E), dated the 8thApril, 2011 or any other notification issued under section 620A of the Companies Act, 1956, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government in the inte...

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G.S.R. __(E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (a) and (h) of sub-section (1) of section 462 and in pursuance of sub-section (2) of said section of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) and in supersession of notifications issued under section 620 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), except as respects things done or omitted to he done before such supersession, the Central Government, in the interest of public, hereby directs that certain provisions of the Companies Act, ...

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G.S.R. ____ (E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1) of section 462 and in pursuance of sub-section (2) of said section of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government, in the interest of public, hereby directs that certain provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, as specified in column (2) of the Table, shall not apply or shall apply with such exceptions, modifications and adaptations, as specified in column (3) of the said Table, ...

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G.S.R. (E).–In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1) of section 462 and in pursuance of sub-section (2) of said section read with section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), and in supersession of notifications issued under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government in the interest of public, hereby directs that certain provisions of the C...

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RBI/2014-15/626 DBS.CO.ARS.BC.8/08.91.001/2014-15 June 2, 2015 CMD of Nationalized Banks Chairman SBI MD of Associate Banks of SBI Madam/Dear Sir, Submission of Long Form Audit Report (LFAR) by Concurrent Auditors In terms of enclosure 1 of RBI circular DBS.CO.PP.BC.11/11.01.005/2001-2002 dated April 17, 2002 all the banks were advised, inter alia, as under: LFAR in respect of branch should be addressed by the branch auditors to the Chairman of the bank, concerned with a cop...

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The Service Tax rate has been increased to 14% with effect from 1st June, 2015. Certain doubts have been raised in regard to abatement on value of services provided in relation to serving of food or beverages by a restaurant, eating joint or a mess, having the facility of air-conditioning or central air-heating in any part of the establishment, at any time during the year. 2. Matter has been examined. Valuation of services provided in relation to serving of food or beverages by a restaurant, ...

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